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The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title Road Construction
Date August 3, 1955
Description Looking South from Station 16 in section 2U of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Commentary Parkway planning involved both specifics of curvature and grade and constraints on costs that played into the actual construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Within each segment of the Parkway, several construction contracts were usually awarded. The first contract involved clearing, grubbing/removal of stumps, provisions for drainage, and rough grading. The next contracts involved the grading and surfacing of the roadway. Most contracts were carried out under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Roads.
Location Location Name: Milepost 409
Parkway Milepost: 409.0
Latitude: 35.398668
Longitude: -82.760402
Creator Individual E.G. Middleton
Tags Construction
Construction equipment
Land construction
Photographs
Road construction
Roads
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives